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'Ultra Reflection' student fashion show takes sustainability to the stage
College of Education and Human Development
… Backstage designers helped models get show-ready for the runway. Model Kennedy Johnson prepares for the show. With 17 … showing between five and 10 looks each, the run of show was packed. Dorien Watts, head of the MODA design committee, … 2023 fashion show: "Ultra Reflection." KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Green is the new black. Student fashion designers at Western …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71360
WMU students encouraged to seek campus sustainability grant funding
Sustainability
… Grant competition, which supports student research, projects and initiatives that have the potential to advance … cycle are due on Thursday, Nov. 18, by 11:59 p.m. Awards will be announced by mid-December 2021. Collaborators … and the Western Herald: ▪ Automated hydroponics in Finch Greenhouse ▪ Aerated composting at the Gibbs House …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/65899
Powerful piece wins WMU dance student prestigious choreography award
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… piece wins WMU dance student prestigious choreography award Submitted by Erin Flynn on Midea KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A prestigious award could help a Western Michigan University dance student … Parkinson's disease is also the inspiration for her next project. Senior Bachelor of Fine Arts candidates choreograph …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56188
Senior engineering students showcase projects at design conference
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… Senior engineering students showcase projects at design conference Submitted by Deanne Puca on … on Senior Engineering and Design features 96 capstone projects by 290 seniors from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the College … with YWCA teachers, staff and volunteers, equipment was built for the new children's play and garden area. The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52842
Work experiences shape student's future in public policy
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… future in public policy Submitted by Erin Flynn on Li Cheng WASHINGTON, D.C.—Graduates thrive in their fields because of … applied what they were learning in the classroom. Li Cheng was already working at the American Academy of Child & … on campus. She worked on a federally-funded research project during a doctoral research associateship in the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53043
WMU establishes interdisciplinary energy center with grant from U.S. Department of Energy
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… the center is initially focused on grid integration of renewable energy, cybersecurity of the smart grid and … of Arts and Sciences. The team is working together toward the collective goal of advancing energy technology to … are integral to the Western experience.” Involved in the project are Gomez from the Department of Electrical and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72154
Sweet success: Food marketing student cooks up skills to help business thrive
W Magazine
… to help business thrive Submitted by Erin Flynn on Layla Wallace, a sophomore food marketing major, serves up … the moments before she hits her stride, accelerating toward takeoff, Bronco long jumper Layla Wallace gets in the … Layla’s Cool Pops was born from a fourth grade economics project in 2015. Students were challenged to create …
https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/layla-wallace-food-marketing-student-leads-kalamazoo-business
Educator honored with Emerging Scholar Award for impactful research
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… Educator honored with Emerging Scholar Award for impactful research Submitted by Deanne Puca on … Macfarlane will receive the Emerging Scholar Award during the Fall Awards Celebration on Friday, Oct. 11 … Canadian court cases concerning the impacts of hydropower projects on Indigenous communities. Macfarlane has published …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/daniel-macfarlane-honored-2024-emerging-scholar-award
WMU trustees approve naming BTR road for the late Robert Jones
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… Board of Trustees unanimously approved naming a new roadway in phase two of the Business Technology and Research … of the late community leader Robert B. Jones . Robert Jones Way will be the name of the loop road scheduled to be … was the mayor of Kalamazoo and a strong advocate for the project, which ultimately led to the generation of more than …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44980
Rita 'Claire' Callan obituary
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… and department chair, died Sept. 18 in Kalamazoo. She was 87. Callan joined the full-time faculty ranks in 1974 … after nearly 18 years of service to WMU. Her husband, Dr. Edward T. Callan, emeritus in English, preceded her in death … Institute of Drug Abuse Interdisciplinary Educational Project and several occupational therapy department …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/42965